# Connecting Statement:

Yahweh continues to describe the evil things that the people of Judah had done.

# the high place of Topheth

A place where the people of Israel sacrificed their children to a false god by burning them with fire.

# the Valley of Ben Hinnom

The name of a valley south of the city of Jerusalem, where people sacrificed to false gods.

# nor did it enter my mind

"nor did I ever think about it". This refers to Yahweh's thoughts.